Fibromyalgia and aspartame

Common Questions and Answers about Fibromyalgia and aspartame

fibromyalgia

Can't keep the names straight, but they come in pink, blue, and yellow. If I remember correctly, pink causes brain damage, blue kills you outright, and yellow makes you fat.
You think that American businesses woud jeapordize the health of the general public just to make a buck?? Come on, now.........
All that being said, go ahead and pitch your book and go away.
PS-I am a pretty well known amateur pharmacist, myself.

Studies of several neurological diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), suggest that aspartameand glutamate can exacerbate symptoms.
Avoiding aspartame in your diet isn't that difficult if you read labels. In spite of a frequently changing name (generally in response to bad press), it still has to be called aspartame in the ingredients list. MSG is a different story, as it's a component of many common food additives.

Hi,
I have been told that I have Fibromyalgiaand that massages will help, I have also tried a gluten free diet with no significant improvement. I also have Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Hemochromatosis(high iron stores) i give blood regularly for the Hemochromatosis. i take Plaquenil tablets (of 200 mg), and Endep (of 25 mg) for inflammation has anyone else got any other ideas, i have constant pain.
thanks.

I was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgiaand I am waiting on another appt. for further discussion on options to help me deal with day to day life. The below are my symptoms - does anyone have any other ideas about what this could be?

Subj: Health News
WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE
and the
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION
F.D.A. ISSUING FOR COLLUSION WITH MONSANTO
Article written by Nancy Markle (1120197)
I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE
on "ASPARTAME marketed as 'NutraSweet', 'Equal', and 'Spoonful"'.

Posted By Kristen on December 24, 1998 at 12:51:20:
Subj: Health News
WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE
and the
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION
F.D.A. ISSUING FOR COLLUSION WITH MONSANTO
Article written by Nancy Markle (1120197)
I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE
on "ASPARTAME marketed as 'NutraSweet', 'Equal', and 'Spoonful"'.

If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal,
Spoonful, etc.) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness,
headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss -- you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!"
People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I've got this, is it
reversible?" It is rampant.

If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal,
Spoonful, etc.) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness,
headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss -- you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!"
People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I've got this, is it
reversible?" It is rampant.

3) Pathogens can release neurotoxins, and mercury, aluminum (and aspartame/Nutrasweet is an excito-toxin) are neurotoxins (that's why aspartame causes fibromyalgia symptoms) and can all effect nervous system. If you go to a rheumatologist, they will have you fill out paperwork that gives a psych test. I feel-- sad mad whatever. Don't bother to fill it out. Don't think they are helping you. They are trying to diagnose you as psychotic.

You need to go on-line and research Fibromyalgia - I think that this is what you have and that you need to find a doctor who will help you. Since there is no blood or other kind of test that can confirm this syndrome, some doctors do not believe it actually exists.................but please, keep looking because I have finally found relief.

i checked my cold medicine that i took and it didnt hvave Aspartame in it. But i did drink a 2 litter of diet sprite yesterday which could make the other symptoms even worse.
Im really loosing my mind too and cant really stand this any longer. What should i do? Im still scared to goto the doctor and be disapointed again, but i havent ever went for anything related to sleep apnea. also im 22 years old. wichita kansas.
I used to post on webmd years ago for when i only had the headaches.

For instance i have had similar symptoms to you,however no hair loss,i have had tremors,restless leg syndrome,fatigue,night sweats,teeth grinding,and eye problems,major migraines all of these symptoms for the past 15 years,i had been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia,M/e and all types of viral infections,however after visiting a neurologist privately i might add it seems there may be light at the end of the tunnel,and at last a diagnosis.

This is for the many posters on this board who report variations of peripheral neuropathy and MS-like symptoms, especially the many who are frustrated that conventional medical testing and workups have left you without solutions, or even diagnoses.

My old rheumatoid doctor said that if it was fibromyalgia, that all the bloodwork would be normal, all the time, and medications generally would not do much. Plus, they tried me on prednisone, which worked wonderfully as much as I hate the idea of it, and a neurologist tried me on Provigil for a sleeping disorder (they use it to treat a bunch of things), and it worked great. So, that was all evidence that something was definitely wrong.
The B-12 should work immediately, if your body needs it.

Aspartic acid is a nonessential Amino acid, meaning that our own bodies produce it, and it plays a role in hormone production and nervous system function. Aspartic acid is not a component of Aspartame. Aspartame and Aspartic acid are two completely different compounds that have nothing to do with each other.

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By eating the right foods — the types of foods that everyone, not just those with CFS, should strive to eat — we all can give ourselves more natural energy and eliminate tiredness and fatigue. And for those with CFS, following that advice as closely as possible is even more important to getting the chronic fatigue help you need.
Foods to Avoid When You Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
For chronic fatigue patients, the No.

My mom and i both have fibromyalgia....and i can say without a doubt the fibro pain is not just in your neck and shoulders. We both have the worst all over muscle..joint..nerve pain and we have both been to a Rheumatologist. My doctor even diagnosed me with Polymyalgia which is only in your neck and shoulders... ive been on lyrica...cymbalta..every kind of pain med thete is and nothing helps...they just turn me into a zoombie..W cant sleep well..always exhausted...in pain..shakey...

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia many years ago and just recently (this week)I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. For a few years now I wake up with very stiff muscles and aches (widespread)throughout my body, I always feel like I have flu symptoms.By the end of everyday I feel as if my muscles are tearing away from my bones.

I was prescribed Topamax along with an appetite suppressant (Adipex) for weight loss a bit over a year ago and stopped taking them after two and a half months. I did not lose all of the weight I had wanted to, but most of it. I had gained 55 pounds while on Paxil over the course of two and a half years. By taking a combination of the two medicines, I lost 22 pounds the first month, 10 pounds the second month, and 8 pounds the first half of the third month.

The dizziness resembled being carsick, with lightheadedness and occasional moments of nausea and feeling faint (but I never passed out). I had a CAT scan and blood work twice, and so far no diagnosis for the dizziness/fatigue. It got better for a few weeks but last week I began to have dizzy spells again, this time accompanied by maxillary sinus pressure. I had just switched allergy medications, from Nasonex to generic Flonase, right at the time my symptoms returned.

Also, this lifestyle change, (I am absolutely sure cutting sugar and carbs is right for me), and extra Omega-3s are not showing any help for my muscle pain from fibromyalgia (just a side note). And I still feel fatigued a lot, whereas with this weight loss I should have more energy.
I wrote this because I read where fish oil is causing more PVCs in some people. Will they EVER get this right?

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Aspartic acid (aspartame) and glutamate (ingredient in monosodium glutamate) have been
labeled as excitotoxins, which Dr. Russell Blaylock, author of Excitotoxins: The Taste That
Kills, defines as "a group of excitatory amino acids that can cause sensitive neurons to die"
(226). An article in the Orlando Sentinel Tribune states, "according to Blaylock, a single
meal may contain several of these additives . . .

A great number of people mention
headaches, seizures, mental confusion or memory loss, hives, and
gastrointestinal problems (among others).
This begs the question... If aspartame earned over a billion dollars in
1996, and if it is truly "safe", what can possibly be the Monsanto,
Searle, NutraSweet objection against ONE more test to PROVE it?

Thanks for responding, can't believe someone else has chronic migraines & I C, they're supposed to be linked, along w endometriosis and CFS and fibromyalgia .. I have never been big on diet sweeteners and haven't used any in years.. I appreciate you taking the time to help.

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